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News Topical, Digital Desk : After U.S. President Donald Trump cut short the G-7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, to return home, the six G-7 leaders spent the final day of the summit in a series of high-level meetings Tuesday trying to show that the group of rich nations still has the power to shape world events despite Trump's abrupt departure.
He supported Israel's right to self-defense, reiterated his commitment to peace and stability in West Asia, and described Iran as a major source of instability and terror in the region.
Full emphasis on safety of citizens
The leaders of the G-7 countries issued a joint statement in view of the increasing tension between Israel and Iran, in which special emphasis was also given on the importance of protection of civilians amid regional tensions.
The leaders expressed hope that resolving the Iran crisis, including efforts to bring about a ceasefire in Gaza, could help reduce broader hostility in West Asia.
Urgent need to de-escalate conflict between Israel and Iran
Macron calls for reducing tensions in the Middle East French President Emmanuel Macron stressed the urgent need to reduce the conflict between Israel and Iran. Also, called for resuming the talks on Iran's nuclear program.
At the G-7 summit, Macron met several world leaders including Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Their talks focused on the volatile situation in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine and deepening bilateral cooperation on strategic areas such as defense, energy and artificial intelligence.
Britain announces new sanctions against Russia
“We also talked about putting pressure on Russia to achieve a ceasefire as soon as possible and to negotiate a lasting peace for Ukraine,” Macron said ex-post. Britain announces new sanctions against Russia Britain on Tuesday announced new sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine.
Britain's latest sanctions target four individuals, six entities and 20 ships, including oil tankers, marine companies and suppliers of electronics goods to Russia, in particular, a notice posted on the government website said.
2300 people banned under sanctions against Russia
It is worth noting that Britain has already banned more than 2,300 individuals, entities and ships as part of sanctions against Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Excluding Russia from G8 was a big mistake
Peskov Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Trump was right to say that pulling Russia out of the G-8 in 2014 was a big mistake. But the G-7 is no longer important to Russia and now it seems useless.
Trump said on Monday that it was a big mistake of the G-8 to kick Russia out after it annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Russia would not have invaded Ukraine in 2022 if President Vladimir Putin had not been kicked out of the G-8 leaders' club.
Iran criticises G-7 leaders for supporting Israel
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqei criticised the G-7 leaders in a joint statement for supporting Israel's "gross aggression and unlawful attacks". In the statement, the leaders called Iran the "main source" of regional instability and terror.
He stressed that Iran must never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons. At the same time, he urged all parties to move towards de-escalation of tensions, including a ceasefire in Gaza.
Israel launches attack against Iran
However, Baqei claimed that Israel had launched an unprovoked war of aggression against Iran and attacked its nuclear facilities in violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter.
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